Defense Acquisition Reform: Status and Current Issues

[摘要] The end of the Cold War and its impact on defense spending has created a strong need to reform Department of Defense’s (DOD) acquisition system. With procurement spending down, DOD expects to depend on savings from acquisition reform to help finance future force modernization. Policymakers believe that DOD should use more commercial products because, in many instances, they cost less and their quality is comparable to products built according to DOD military specifications. Many such reform proposals are based on recognition that DOD regulatory barriers and a Cold War acquisition “culture” have inhibited the introduction of commercial products.

[发布日期] 2002-11-20 [发布机构] Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

[关键词] Defense economics;Defense procurement;Public contracts